Ban Ki-moon addressing the UNGA, September 24, 2013. (Photo: Reuters)
He added that the need to agree to a two-state solution would secure the "long-term interests of the peoples and the region".The United States and its allies have for years applied pressure on Iran to give up its nuclear ambitions. Tehran denies trying to build a weapon and insists its nuclear program is for civilian purposes only.But a US-Russian agreement this month aimed at getting control of Syrian chemical weapons after an Aug. 21 poison gas attack in Syria has added momentum to efforts to engage Iran.Obama and Rouhani exchanged letters recently in which each expressed a willingness to find a diplomatic outcome.Tweets from @Jerusalem_Post/jpost-at-unga-2013